Nuclear Power and Energy Security

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Apikyan, Samuel A. (Editor), Diamond, David J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Particle acceleration.; Nuclear fusion.; System safety.; Nuclear engineering.; Environmental protection.; Nuclear Engineering.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Nuclear Fusion.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3504-2

World energy consumption has grown dramatically over the past few decades. This growth in energy demand will be driven by large increases in both economic growth and world population coupled with rising living standards in rapidly growing countries. The last years, we routinely hear about a "re...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• RA Presidents Message
• Opening Remarks NATO Advanced Research Workshop
• Developing The Necessary Infrastructure. IAEA Activities in Support of Countries Considering Embarking on Nuclear Power Programme.-Creating a National Nuclear Regulatory Authority
• Building Safeguards Infrastructure
• Regulatory Challenges Related To The Licensing Of A New Nuclear Power Plant
• Infrastructure Development Through Civil Nuclear Cooperation.-Nuclear Safety Infrastructure
• Upgrading Nuclear Regulatory Infrastructure in Armenia
• Seven Principles of Highly Effective Nuclear Energy Programs
• The Case For Nuclear Energy. Nuclear Safety and Energy Security.-Nuclear Energy and Social Impact.-The Role of Nuclear Power in the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.-Nuclear Energy & Energy Security
• Overview Of The Electricity Market Of Estonia And The Plausibility Of Nuclear Energy Production.-The role of Small and Medium Reactors in the Energy Security of a Country, IRIS Example
• Applicable Technology. Status Report on the Safety of Operating US Nuclear Power Plants
• NATO-ASTEC-MATRIX -Research Environment, Information Sharing and MC&A
• Establishing Control Over Nuclear Materials And Radiation Sources In Georgia
• Nuclear Energy In Armenia History, Problems, Possibilities And Outlook.-Development of Nuclear Energy in Armenia
• Some Neutron Absorbing Elements and Devices for Fast Nuclear Reactors Regulation Systems
• Development of Design of a Radioisotope Switchable Neutron Source and New Portable Detector of Smuggling
• New designs of medium power VVER reactor plants.-National Assessment Study In Armenia Using Innovative Nuclear Reactors And Fuel Cycles Methodology For An Innovative Nuclear Systems In A Country With Small Grid
• CANDLE Reactor: An Option For Simple, Safe, High Nuclear Proliferation Resistant, Small Waste And Efficient Fuel Use Reactor
• Emissions of the corrosion radionucides in an atmosphere
• IAEA Support for Operating Nuclear Reactors.-The Solid Coolant and Prospects of Its Use in Innovative Reactors
• Innovation Projects of Atomic Energy Institute of National Nuclear Center RK in the Area of Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy
• Innovative Designs of Nuclear Reactors
• Development of Devices for Handling with BN-350 Radioactive Waste
• Institutional Support to the Nuclear Power Based on Transportable Installations.-International Cooperation and Security in the Field of Nuclear Energy in Armenia
• Applied Model of Through-Wall Crack of Coolant Vessels of VVER-type Reactors.-Index.